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How to Remove a Magnetic Snap Rivet
If you happen to set your magnetic snap rivet incorrectly, don't worry! It's totally possible to remove it and set a new one.
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The Naito: Behind the Design
A pocket-filled bucket bag that converts from tote to sling! Here’s where the idea came from, who it’s named after, and what you’ll learn making it.
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How to Sew Thick Fabric on a Home Sewing Machine
You don’t need fancy equipment or an industrial sewing machine to make professional-quality bags. You just need a deep understanding of how your home machine works and a few extra...
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May Bag Making Challenge
This year we're celebrating ME-MADE-MAY Klum House-style, with a month-long bag making challenge! Whatever project has been sitting on the back burner for ages, whatever half-finished thing you started last summer, whatever kit...
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Christi Johnson Makes the Maywood
When we came across textile and embroidery artist Christi Johnson (@christijay) on Instagram we were immediately enamored with her work—which, as described on Christi's website, "combines cosmic visions and botanical...
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We're Hiring! (In PDX)
This position has now been filled. Thanks so much to all those who applied! THE POSITION We’re looking to add a Production + Shipping Assistant (AKA Shop Superhero) to our small...
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How to Install Chicago Screws
You can install a Chicago screw with just a flathead screwdriver, but it's a lot easier with a Chicago screw tool. Here's how it works, plus when to reach for...
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How to Remove Rivets from Leather
The fastest way to remove a rivet is with a rivet removal tool: match the hole to your rivet's diameter, center the strike post, and hit it with a mallet....
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How to Rivet Leather Straps to a Bag
At Klum House we love adding leather to our bags using metal rivets, whether it's tote bag straps, zipper pulls, or reinforcement tabs. Setting leather with rivets is a great...
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How to Use a Drive Punch
Every bag maker needs a couple of drive punches in their toolbox. You could grab a leather strip and a drive punch and make a belt! Or a dog collar!...
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Setting + Removing a Line 24 Snap
How to set a Line 24 snap with a hand setting tool so it holds up to years of wear and tear, and how to drill it back out again...
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How We Made It Work in 2020
Throw back to what feels like a million years ago. In May 2020 we were eleven days out from launching the Slabtown, and the pandemic had just turned the world...